Bad Bear: BBW Bear Shifter Paranormal Romance (BRIDES fur BEARS Book 1) by Natalie Kristen

Author:Natalie Kristen [Kristen, Natalie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-03-02T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Marcus gripped the steering wheel and forced his eyes back to the road. He was driving Staci home after dinner. She made small remarks here and there, but was largely silent during the drive. He couldn't see her face. She was leaning against the window, away from him.

He didn't blame her. In fact, he was surprised that she had agreed to let him drive her home. Who would want to sit in a car with a murderer?

He wished he could say something in his defense. He wanted to tell Staci that he wasn't a killer. But that would be a lie.

The truth was he had killed a man with his bare hands.

He had done it to save his brothers, but…

No buts.

A life was a life.

Marcus could feel the blood on his palms as his claws dug into his flesh and he chuffed out a bitter laugh. Yes, he had blood on his hands all right. His hands were dirty. He couldn't touch Staci with his filthy, bloody hands.

Staci turned to stare at him and he saw the pain in her eyes. She opened her mouth to speak, but she couldn't seem to get the words out. Instead, she wrapped her arms tighter around herself and sighed.

“Marcus,” she whispered, leaning her forehead against the window.

He jerked as a sharp, punishing stab of pain lanced his heart. It felt as though his bear was slashing furiously at his insides. His bear was mad at him. His bear wanted to have Staci. It wanted to mate with her, claim her and mark her. But there was no chance of that happening now.

You should have kept your big mouth shut, his bear roared in fury and frustration.

Marcus shook his head hard. No, he would never keep anything from Staci. He would never lie to her and deceive her. He wanted her to know what and who he really was. Staci looked sad now, but she didn't look at him with disgust and anger. If he kept the truth from her and fooled her into loving a murderer like him, it would gut him if he saw the hurt and regret in her eyes. No. He would never do that to Staci.

Marcus pulled up in front of her house and killed the engine. Staci opened the door and got out, but she didn't scramble madly towards the safety of her house. She wasn't in a rush to get away from him. That was a good sign, but maybe she was just being polite.

Marcus walked her quietly to her front door and stared at her. He wanted to take a last, long look at her and remember every detail about her. How she looked, smelled, moved. He was sure that she would never want to see him again. He would respect her wishes and stay away, but he knew that there could be no other female for him. He had met his mate. His bear was going berserk under his skin, ripping his insides to shreds as it fought to free itself from its human constraints.

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